EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to distort, to twist (facts, truth)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-luk-TU-tin/
FIL: Gawing baluktot o hindi tuwid; sadyang baguhin ang katotohanan o kahulugan ng isang bagay para sa sariling kapakanan.
EN: to distort, to twist (facts, truth)
This is what happens when someone tries to twist your words to make you look bad. It's the "he said, she said" drama but with extra spice. Think of politicians during a debate or your chismosa tita retelling a story—they're experts at 'baluktutin' the facts. "I said I'm on a diet, not that I'm NOT eating cake!"
From `baluktot` (crooked, bent) + `-in` (verb suffix).
Often used metaphorically for distorting truth, facts, or laws. It implies malicious intent.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong baluktutin ang mga sinabi ko para lang magmukha kang tama.
🇺🇸 Don't twist my words just so you can look right.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan ng abogado na baluktutin ang batas para paboran ang kanyang kliyente.
🇺🇸 The lawyer tried to bend the law to favor his client.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.